Brisbane reached 40C for the first time in more than a decade yesterday during its equal hottest December day on record – and climbed to 41.7C in the afternoon - its hottest December day since 2004. A cool change is expected for today, with temperatures dropping back to 30C.

Just hours earlier, the snake wranglers received a call from a woman in Woombye after she spotted what she thought was a small tree snake on her bathroom floor.

After being advised to lock the bathroom door and put a towel down under the door, the woman left the snake and waited for help to arrive.

"One of my snake catchers, Donnie, he got out there and started going through the room," Mr McKenzie told nine.com.au.